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1.
Are Rare Earth Elements Actually Rare?
When Apple's new iPhone debuts later this month, it will be the latest addition to a long list of electronic devices -- ranging from wind turbines to flat-screen TVs -- ...
China, Mountain Pass, CHARLES HOMANS, United States, Canada, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
1 day ago
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Beyond City Limits
The 21st century will not be dominated by America or China, Brazil or India, but by the city. In an age that appears increasingly unmanageable, cities rather than states are ...
PARAG KHANNA, India, China, New York, Brazil, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
2 weeks ago
3.
How Do We Know That China’s Economy Is Really Bigger Than Japan’s?
The world economy reached a major milestone Monday when China officially became the world's second-largest economy, displacing Japan, which has held the title for more than four decades. The recognition ...
Japan, World Bank, China, United States, USD, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
2 weeks ago
4.
Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan...
Interestingly enough, you’ve also conveniently positioned yourselves as concerned parties to Afghanistan’s Pashtuns, in concert with what we know to be a consistent propaganda effort by the Pakistani state, no ...
Afghanistan, Kabul, Pakistan, United States, Kabul University, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
2 months ago
5.
Bizarre, Inspiring Images of Mexican Immigrants Dressed as Superheroes
I was born in Mexico City in 1974. After college at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico, I moved to New York to become a photographer in 1995. I'd ...
United States, Mexico, Dulce Pinzon, Americas, Arizona, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
6.
Amazing Photos of 1960s Afghanistan
View the photos. On a recent trip to Afghanistan, British Defense Secretary Liam Fox drew fire for calling it "a broken 13th-century country." The most common objection was not that ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States, Kabul, Taliban, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
7.
China's Most Embarrassing Allies
NORTH KOREA Beijing's interests: Stability, bilateral trade, and a buffer between China and South Korea The relationship: Chinese support for North Korea dates back to the 1950s, when Beijing
United States, China, JOSHUA E. KEATING, Chinese government, Israel, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
8.
Creating New Soldiers in Mexico's Drug War
In an underground drug market, criminals and terrorists, needing an incentive to risk their own lives and liberty, grossly inflate prices which are further driven higher to pay those who ...
Mexico, United States, George Washington, USD, Colombia, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
9.
Hamid Karzai's Evil Brother Is Destroying Afghanistan
During his visit to Washington last week, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai allowed that he and U.S. President Barack Obama had discussed the problem posed by his notorious half-brother, Ahmad Wa
Hamid Karzai, Taliban, Kandahar, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
10.
Bubble, Bubble, China's in Trouble: The Mad Scramble for Chinese Real Estate
The Chinese dream, like the American dream, has taken shape around the promise that each new generation will live better than the one before it. In recent years, that has ...
China, United States, Real estate, Goldman Sachs, CHRISTINA LARSON, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
11.
Inside Georgia's Nuclear Bazaar
If this article is correct, the "nuclear bazaars " in Georgia and Turkey are relatively of small concern, at least in comparison to nuclear materials missing from official stockpiles. I ...
Georgia, SHARON WEINBERGER, Mikheil Saakashvili, President, United States, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
12.
Don't Believe the Shanghype
Over the next few weeks we're going to be hearing a lot about Shanghai. Expo 2010 -- this year's version of the venerable World's Fair -- has just opened in ...
China, Shanghai, Beijing, Yasheng Huang, CHRISTIAN CARYL, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
4 months ago
13.
Obama's Terrible New Missile Program
New weapons systems should always meet three requirements: They should be feasible, needed, and affordable. The proposed Prompt Global Strike program, which according to U.S. Defense Secretary Ro
United States, James Cartwright, President, Pentagon, General, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
4 months ago
14.
Sheikh to Terrorists: Go to Hell
Pakistani newspapers recently picked up an intriguing story from the country's security establishment. Reporters learned that their government had intercepted a secret message circulating within Teh
Pakistan, United States, Afghanistan, Tahir ul-Qadri, Media outlets, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
4 months ago
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Beijing Is Key to Creating More U.S. Jobs
"It may be the world's last real estate bubble, one that is still inflating rapidly. And its end could become the "pop" heard 'round the world. A growing number of ...
China, United States, Beijing, Japan, India, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
4 months ago
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